Comment on Why does it seem like Americans have become so hateful and destructive in the past years?

• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  [Here’s your answer on Trump.](How Half Of America Lost Its F**king Mind)cracked.com/…/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-t…

  Still as true in 2025 as it was in 2016.

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  • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This might explain why rural voters support Trump but what about all the city dwellers who do? They aren’t mentioned at all.

    And comparing Trump to House or Iron Man shows how truly ignorant they are that they pick the stupidest rich man.

    Iron man and House are genius who break rules because they are forging new ones. While Trump is a conman, this says a lot about what they aspire to be and deplorable is a fitting term for it.

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  • dutchkimble@lemy.lol ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This was a good read, thank you

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• TootSweet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  the majority of people voted for him

  Eh… That’s not quite accurate. Current estimates are that 77,301,997 people voted for Trump, which is less than 50% of the 155,211,283 total votes cast. (But Kamala, the second-most-voted-for candidate got less than that at 75,017,626.)

  But only about 64% of those eligible to vote voted.

  So, not even half of those who did vote in the 2024 presidential election voted for Trump. But the ones who voted for Trump composed many more than the number of people who voted for any other candidate.

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  • hendrik@palaver.p3x.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    But isn't that kind of putting lipstick on a pig? I mean got elected to become president. And 77 million is a lot of people... And I'm not sure if that's going to change policies and society. It's kind of accepted now to be a biggot and do harmful things. And I'm really not sure if it's acceptable under these circumstances to be a "silent majority" anyways. I mean it's not exactly like watching the nazis take over a country. But I think there are parallels. And I don't think it's ethically alright to just watch. At somepoint if you don't do anything, you become part of the problem. IMO.

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    • TootSweet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I don’t disagree with anything you’re saying here. Yes, even the pro-Trump folks don’t comprise a majority of Americans, it’s exceedingly concerning that they’re as close to 50% of the U.S. population as they are. I don’t think I said otherwise, though. I also didn’t say anything about whether the anti-Trump majority (if indeed it is a majority) is/isn’t/was/wasn’t/should be/shouldn’t be “silent.”

      Were the anti-Trump folks really “silent” before the election? Was there something they weren’t saying that they should have? 'Cuz it’s not like there wasn’t anybody campaigning against him.

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      • hendrik@palaver.p3x.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I wasn't even implying that. I think it's more nuanced. And I don't think America is as democratic as it should be. So I'm not sure if I'm even blaming the people. For a lot of things there are exactly zero solutions available, disregarding how/whom you vote. I mean I'm kind of with OP here. I'm not from the US and I can't really relate. We just hear very different takes from overseas. Some people believe the country is turning into an authoritarian system soon, some think we're painting an overly dark image. And I, too, wouldn't know how to vote if you always get only 2 (fake) choices who both don't really care for the people... So I can somehow relate to people just not taking part in voting. It's just a bad situation. And I wish for the best. Though, I think >50% of the citizens have lost track on what America is about...

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• homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Let’s remember the large amount of people who couldn’t be bothered to vote.

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